t they may turn many to righteousness,
| and finally obtain a crown of glory; through Jesus Christ our
| Lord. _Amen_.
|
| _For Home Missions_.
|
| O Lord Jesus Christ, thou good Shepherd of the sheep, who didst
| come to seek and to save that which was lost; We beseech thee to
| be present in thy power with the Missions of thy Church in this
| our land. Shew forth thy compassion to the helpless, enlighten
| the ignorant, succour those in peril, and bring home the wanderers
| in safety to thy fold; who livest and reignest with the Father
| and the Holy Spirit, one God, world without end. _Amen_.
|
|_For the Church_.
|
| O God of unchangeable power and eternal light, look favourably
| on thy whole Church, that wonderful and sacred mystery; and by
| the tranquil operation of thy perpetual providence carry out
| the work of man's salvation, and let the whole world feel and
| see that things which were cast down are being raised up, and
| things which had grown old are being made new, and all things
| are returning to perfection through him from whom they took
| their origin, even Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.
|
| _For the Unity of Christendom_.
|
| O Lord Jesus Christ, who didst say unto thine apostles, Peace I
| leave with you, my peace I give unto you; Regard not our sins,
| but the faith of thy Church, and grant unto all Christian
| people that peace and unity which is agreeable to thy will;
| who livest and reignest with the Father and the Holy Spirit,
| one God, world without end. _Amen_.
|
| _The prayer for Unity in the Accession Service may also be used_.
|
| _For Fair Weather_.
|
| _For use at times when the prayer for Fair Weather in the Book_
| _of Common Prayer seems less suitable_.
|
| Almighty God, our heavenly Father, who art the author and giver
| of all good things; Look, we beseech thee, in thy loving-kindness
| upon us thine unworthy servants, and grant to us at this time
| such fair weather that we may receive the fruits of the earth
| in their season, to our comfort and the glory of thy holy Name;
| through Jesus Christ, our Mediator and Advocate. _Amen_.
|
| _For Synods of the Church, Provincial or Diocesan_.
|
| _To be said on the Sunday and following days immediately_
| _preceding the meeting of the Synod, and on the morning of each
| day while the Synod is in session_.
|
| O eternal God, the fountain of all wisdom, who didst send thy
| Holy Spirit to lead the disciples into all th